Recent issues of both PC Gamer and Computer Game World
have had extensive coverage of 3d boards from a gamer's
point of view.  I suggest that you try to get copies of these
to read if you are considering purchasing a 3d card.  There
are quite a few issues involved - it is not just a matter of
getting a recommendation for "the best."  (Some AGP cards
are not "really" AGP, for example.)  You may be able to
find the issues still on the newstand.

Dean Kukral
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Wichita State University
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea & Bill Lee <[log in to unmask]>
>
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 3:29 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Choosing a Video Card


>Greetings all;
>
>    I am in the midst of purchasing a new computer, and I haven't been
>able to decide on a 3d  AGP video card. Other than internet usage, a bit
>of desktop publishing, kids games and word processing, I want to be get
>the best "bang for the buck" while running QuakeII.
>    What would be a good midrange card for Quake etc? I was leaning
>towards an ATI expert@work, but have found a few bad reviews on the net
>concerning their Quake play and problems running at 100MHz. I am
>purchasing a PII 266, 64 meg ram, 6.4 gb Quantum for reference sake.
>    Thanks in advance to all who reply.
>
>Bill